Jerry And Spitler Get First Starts Of Preseason; Other Notes

Two new starters will be in the lineup tonight for the Miami Dolphins as they take on the Atlanta Falcons in the third preseason game at Sun Life Stadium – right guard John Jerry and inside linebacker Austin Spitler – and Gary Guyton will get his third start.

Jerry is replacing Artis Hicks, who is out with a neck injury and Spitler is starting for Karlos Dansby due to a knee injury that Dansby has fighting now for two weeks. Guyton starts again for Kevin Burnett, who is dealing with a back injury.

For the Falcons, cornerbacks Christopher Owens and Darrin Walls, safety Shann Schillinger, running back Jason Snelling, defensive tackles Elisha Joseph and Corey Peters, offensive tackle Will Svitek and wide receiver Kerry Meier are inactive. They had no changes to the starting lineup for this game.

WELCOME BACK, LOU: Former Dolphins fullback Lousaka Polite was greeted by kicker Dan Carpenter, punter Brandon Fields, wide receiver Davone Bess and linebackers Karlos Dansby and Austin Spitler, among others, during warm-ups. Polite spent three seasons with the Dolphins (2008-11) and was signed by Atlanta in the offseason.